Tagged: microplastics

Environmental researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) have developed a novel mobile device for recording microplastics in surface waters. They call it the “Rocket”, a design with which depending...

Microplastics have been found deep in the sand on beaches where sea turtles lay their eggs. Such pollution could eventually affect turtle breeding and even the ratio of male to female hatchlings. An average...

The Antarctic has so far been considered one of the most pristine regions on our planet. But researchers have now discovered traces of microplastics and hazardous chemicals in snow and ice samples brought back...

The Mediterranean Sea is turning into a dangerous plastic trap, with record levels of pollution from microplastics threatening marine species and human health, according to a WWF report release on Friday. The report “Out...

Hazardous chemicals are finding their way into food-contact items, toys and jewellery because manufacturers are using recycled electrics as a source of black plastic, a new study has reported. Bromine, antimony and lead have...

Arctic sea ice contains higher amounts of microscopically small microplastic than ever before. Samples from five regions contained up to 12,000 microplastic particles per litre of ice. Microplastic in the Arctic Sea has reached...

Researchers at New Orb Media and State University of New York found microplastics in 11 leading brands of bottled water worldwide. A single litre of bottled water can contain thousands of plastic particles. Exclusive...

Krill is not only an important food source for countless marine animals, the tiny crustaceans could also prove to be a secret weapon in the fight against ocean plastic pollution, according to Australian researchers....

Researchers have found plastic particles in three out of four fish in the depths of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. As these fish are often a food source for other marine animals, this microplastic waste...

Tiny plastic particles also present a threat to creatures on land and may have damaging effects similar or even more problematic than in our oceans. Researchers from the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland...

Sweden’s red-green government is going ahead with a ban on the sale of microplastics in cosmetics because of their harmful environmental impact. The country is considering further bans. André Anwar reports from Stockholm. You...

All plastic packaging on the EU market must be recyclable by 2030 as part of the transition towards a more circular economy. The European Union has adopted the first-ever Europe-wide strategy on plastics. Under...

People around the world may be consuming up to 4,000 microparticles of plastic from tap water every year, a groundbreaking study based on samples from 14 countries has revealed. The survey analyzed 159 tap...

The UN’s environment agency has launched an unprecedented global campaign urging everyone to stop using microplastics and disposable plastics before they cause irreversible damage to the world’s seas and oceans. “Plastic pollution is surfing...

Larval fish exposed to microplastic particles during their development exhibit changed behaviour and stunted growth, resulting in a higher mortality rate, found researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden. These tiny plastic particles are threatening...

Widespread adoption of products labelled ‘biodegradable’ will not significantly decrease the volume of plastic entering the ocean or the physical and chemical risks that plastics pose to marine environment, concluded a UN report released...

An outright ban on plastic microbeads would be the best way to protect water quality, wildlife and marine and resources, according to a group of conservation scientists. In an article published in the journal...

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Peter E. Merian used to be Director of the Basler Börse and CEO Bank Sarasin, Board Member of National Zeitung and Basler Nachrichten AG and founding member of the Global Environmental Society.

Lord Anthony St John of Bletso is a qualified solicitor and Member of Board, Rados International. Former Vice President of Business Development of OCRA, consultant to Merrill Lynch, director of WMRC plc and Pecaso Ltd. and Non-Executive Director of Regal Petroleum, Lord Anthony is currently an extra Lord-in-Waiting to HM The Queen. Since 1997 to the present he has sat on the Member of Lords EU Select Committee A. He is a spokesman on African affairs, deregulation, financial services and information technology. President of Friends of South Africaand used to be Iegal advisor for Shell in South Africa.

Dr. Betrand Piccard is wellknown for the first ever non-stop balloon flight around the world. Doctor of psychiatry and psychotherapy, President of Solar Impulse, which aims to fly around the world in a solar driven aircraft without producing any polluting emissions, Bertrand hopes to draw the public’s attention to the inevitable changes needed to ensure our planet’s future energy resources and ecology and to give environmental protection a positive and stimulating image.

Dr. Marcelo Cavalho de Andrade is Doctor of Medicine and non-executive Chairman of Pró-Natura international, the first international environmental organization that manages sustainable development and conservation projects funded by international organizations, governments and the private sector in South and Central America, Africa and Asia. Marcelo has been appointed President of ECA –Earth Counsil Alliance a non-profit organization, created by Maurice Strong.